I found problems with Firefox 4 - it wouldn't download some maps from a website supplied by Microsoft but an automatic update straight to 6 cleared the problem.
John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Ken Dibble > Sent: 01 September 2011 01:15 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Firefox 4.0.1 Won't Provide Version Info Before Update > > > >Well, you could assume that it will take the latest non-beta version > >probably. And anyway isn't the case that the auto update just downloads > >the update without installing it, then on next restart you get a screen > >saying version x was downloaded, do you want to install it ? > >-- > > I was finally able to get back to this. > > As described, asking Firefox to "check" for updates causes it to *download* > the update whether I want it or not. And if I don't manually press the > "apply" button after that, then the next time I start Firefox, it installs > the update automatically, immediately, without asking me anything at all. > > I don't trust these people not to force me into the next version when I > don't want to go. So I guess from now on when Firefox 4.x comes installed > on a new machine, I'll have to uninstall it and install 3.6.xxx. > > Ken Dibble > www.stic-cil.org > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
